West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Captain George J. Godfrey

Twenty Second Infantry

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023

1. Captain George J. Godfrey Monument

Inscription.

Born in New York Feb'y 14, 1862
Wounded at El-Caney July 1, 1898
Killed in action at San Miguel Philippine I.
June 3, 1900

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American.

Location. 41° 23.969′ N, 73° 58.037′ W. Memorial is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. It can be reached from Buckner Loop. Monument is in the US Military Academy Cemetery, Section VIII. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 329 Washington Road, West Point NY 10996, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Major Joshua L. Fowler (a few steps from this marker); Major General Daniel Butterfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Edmund N. Benchley (within shouting distance of this marker); George Armstrong Custer (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Crain Audenried (within shouting distance of this marker); James G. Benton (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander McRae (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Raphael C. Smead (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

Also see . . .
1. George John Godfrey. (Submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Fort Scott: Battery Godfrey (1895-1943). (Submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. West Point Cemetery Brochure. (Submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023

2. Captain George J. Godfrey Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.